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Russell looks at racism in health care and how to end it

From Around the O—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named racism as a serious public health threat, and UO philosopher Camisha Russell’s latest research examines racism in health care and offers some ideas about how to address such structural injustice.

Russell decided to pursue the project during the summer of 2020, shortly after George Floyd was killed and Black Lives Matter protests were surging all over the country. Many people were reflecting on how to address racism and structural injustices.

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CSWS congratulates 2022-23 Research Grant Award winners

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is delighted to announce funding awards for AY 2022-23 of nearly $81,000 to support scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender. A total of 18 grants were given to 16 graduate students and three faculty members.

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Heinz and Goodman named Oregon Literary Arts Book Awards finalists

Annelise Heinz and Bryna Goodman, CSWS faculty affiliates in the history department, have been named Oregon Literary Arts 2022 Book Awards finalist list for their recent works. A third UO faculty member was also named a finalist. The book awards honor the state’s most accomplished writers in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers and graphic literature. All three of the UO’s nominees are nominated in the general nonfiction category. The winners of each category will be announced April 25. 

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CSWS is hiring

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is looking for a qualified person dedicated to supporting feminist research to fill an Office Specialist 2 position in the Center.
 
The Office Specialist 2 (OS) in the CSWS office provides support for the center as a whole, in particular to the Business Manager and Director. Under the supervision of the Director and the lead of the Business Manager, they work as the primary reception person and office administrative support person.

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CSWS, UA to host work and caregiving teach-in April 27

On April 27, the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) and United Academics (UA) will host “Balancing Work and Caregiving: A Best Practices Teach-In.”

Both CSWS and UA have been advocating for caregivers in the University of Oregon community since the start of the pandemic. CSWS launched the Caregiver Campaign special project, advocating for greater flexibility and support in administrative policies, while UA has developed a Caregiving article for collective bargaining this year. This teach-in is designed to complement those efforts.

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Affiliates win UO Faculty Research Awards

Four CSWS affiliates are among the recipients of the 2022 Faculty Research Awards. Distributed annually by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, Faculty Research Awards support scholarship, creative projects, and quantitative or qualitative research from all disciplinary backgrounds.

“I congratulate all the 2022 awardees, who include faculty from across this institution and in all career phases,” said Cass Moseley, interim vice president for research and Innovation. “In particular, I’m very pleased with the diversity and quality of projects selected.”

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Director search now open at CSWS

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) invites applications for the Director position. This three-year renewable appointment as director will begin September 15, 2022. The director should be a tenured professor at the University of Oregon and have an active research agenda relevant to the work of CSWS. The appointee will have reduced FTE in their department while serving as CSWS director at 0.5 FTE with a stipend of $6,600 from the Office of VPRI.

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Kate Kelp-Stebbins wins Tykeson Teaching Award

Kate Kelp-Stebbins, assistant professor of English, is the 2022 Tykeson Teaching Award recipient for excellence in teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences humanities division. She is a CSWS faculty affiliate.

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Sarita Gupta to speak on democracy and labor March 30

What will labor organizing look like in the future? On March 30, 2021-22 Wayne Morse Chair Sarita Gupta answers this question in her talk, "The Future We Need for Workers and Our Democracy," by describing not only how working people can improve their wages and working conditions, but how they can exert real power over many more aspects of their lives. Gupta will consider the central role that collective bargaining must play in the renewal of diverse communities and our democracy.

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Gabriela Pérez Báez launches Indigenous languages journal

From Around the O. Editor's note: Gabriela Pérez Báez is a CSWS faculty affiliate. — UO associate professor of linguistics Gabriela Pérez Báez has helped launch the first international, open access, multilingual journal entirely dedicated to the revitalization and sustainability of Indigenous and minoritized languages.

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Alicia Garza to speak March 2

In honor of International Women’s Day, the UO Women’s Center proudly presents our annual Lyllye B. Parker Black, Indigenous and Women of Color Speaker Series featuring Alicia Garza, co-creator of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

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Dyana Mason, Julie Weise win Open Oregon grants

Two CSWS faculty affiliates—Dyana Mason, associate professor of planning, public policy and management, and Julie Weise, associate professor of history—are among four recipients of Open Oregon Educational Resources grant awards totaling more than $101,000 for proposed innovative ideas for textbook and resource solutions.

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Lynn Stephen named AAAS fellow

Anthropology professor and CSWS affiliate Lynn Stephen is among four UO faculty named 2021 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, joining 564 other newly elected members whose work has distinguished them in the science community and beyond.

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This year’s fellows and their areas of research are Lynn Stephen, anthropology; Mike Pluth, chemistry; Jon Erlandson, archaeology/anthropology; and Brendan Bohannan, biology.

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Feb. 16 Noon Talk with Jinsun Yang, Sociology

Noon Talks are presented by recent recipients of research grants from the Center for the Study of Women in Society. These scholarly talks span the interests of many departments in the areas of women and gender.

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UA disappointed by UO response to pandemic working conditions, caregiving

Editor’s note—On Tuesday, Jan. 18, members of United Academics and the Center for the Study of Women in Society met with University of Oregon leader ship to discuss the needs of caregivers during the current COVID-19 surge as part of our ongoing advocacy in the Caregiver Campaign. On Jan. 22, after reviewing the written response from upper administration, UA's Executive Council sent out the following open letter:

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UA talks to UO about caregiver working conditions in the pandemic

Editor's note—On Tuesday, Jan. 18, members of United Academics and the Center for the Study of Women in Society met with University of Oregon leader ship to discuss the needs of caregivers during the current COVID-19 surge as part of our ongoing advocacy in the Caregiver Campaign. The following update was sent today to UA membership:

 

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Jan. 27 Film Screening and Discussion: "Ni una menos: Violence Against Women and Justice in Guatemala"

Join the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) and the Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) for a livestream screening of the documentary film, Ni una menos: Violence against women and justice in Guatemala, on January 27, 4pm-5:30pm in 156 Straub, University of Oregon.

Film director, Gabriela Martínez (SOJC, WGSS, CLLAS), and her co-producers, Erin Beck (Political Science, CLLAS) and Lynn Stephen (Anthropology, CLLAS) will lead a discussion following the film screening. Welcome and introductions by Sangita Gopal (CSWS) and Chris Chávez (CLLAS).

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Lynn Stephen to give Books-in-Print talk Jan. 7

CSWS affiliate Lynn Stephen, Anthropology and Latin American Studies, will give a Books-in-Print talk Stories that Make History: Remembering Mexico through Elena Poniatowska’s Crónicas on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 12 p.m.

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Deadline extended for graduate student travel grants

Are you a graduate student planning travel to a conference or workshop this year?
 
The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) has extended the application deadline for small grants (up to $300) for UO graduate students giving a virtual or in-person presentation at a conference or a workshop related to women and gender during Academic Year 2021-22 (September 2021 to June 30, 2022).
 
Funding is contingent on the paper/panel acceptance at the conference or workshop.

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Graduate students to present funded research in CSWS Noon Talks

After a pandemic hiatus, CSWS Noon Talks return in January 2022. These scholarly talks span the interests of many departments in the areas of women and gender and are presented by recent recipients of our graduate student research grants. Save these dates!

January 14: “The Myth of Whiteness as Cleanliness: A Settler Colonial, White Supremacist, and Patriarchal Construction.” Annalee Ring, Philosophy. Noon via Zoom.

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